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I love these beautiful wood vessels. I've always wondered how raw wood does not soak up all food colors and juices, or does it? Or are these lightly finished with something?I may never know, I think the site is in Japanese.

Some types of wood are actually antibacterial. Lots of chefs recommend wooden cutting boards for that reason. And teething toys for babies are often made of these kinds of wood. Little Sapling Toys use walnut, maple and cherry wood, for instance. Thy put a bees wax or jojoba finish on thir toys, i think. Hope this helps.